Big Gypsum Ledges
Big Gypsum Ledges is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 407 m. Jumbo Peak stands 1,736 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rioville, a ghost town 5.6 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 407 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 26 mi
154 named places within 25 miles
- The Haystacks: 6.8 mi
- Delmar Butte: 7.2 mi
- Arch Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Guardian Peak: 10.2 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Walker Spring: 10.3 mi
- Salt Spring: 10.5 mi
- Wildhorse Spring: 11.4 mi
- Gann Spring: 11.8 mi
- Ruby Spring: 12.0 mi
- Petrified Dunes: 13.0 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 15.7 mi
- Willow Beach Scenic Overlook: 17.2 mi
- Slot Canyons: 17.2 mi
- Nostrildamus Rock: 17.7 mi
- Stone Ferry (submerged): 5.7 mi
- Scanlon Ferry (submerged): 14.9 mi
- Callville (submerged): 15.5 mi
- Hoover Dam: 18.4 mi
- Memorial to Hoover Dam Dead: 18.4 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- The Temple: 8.2 mi
- Burro Point: 16.8 mi
- Hemenway Wall: 18.8 mi
- Center Point: 22.4 mi
- Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
- Arizona Hot Springs: 18.9 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 19.6 mi
- South Beach: 20.9 mi
- Boulder Beach: 21.1 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 21.2 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 22.2 mi
- Engine Beach: 24.4 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 13.3 mi
- Hemenway Valley Park: 23.8 mi
- Celebration Park: 24.2 mi
- Wilbur Square: 24.2 mi
- Rioville: 5.6 mi
- White Hills: 23.0 mi
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 18.4 mi
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 18.4 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 22.1 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Pearce Ferry Rapid: 24.2 mi
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 24.4 mi
- Boulder City Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Gypsum Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumbo Peak | NE 54° | 1,736 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mica Peak | NE 47° | 1,719 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Wilson | WSW 245° | 1,663 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | ENE 59° | 1,601 m | 10.7 mi |
| Muddy Peak | NW 316° | 1,590 m | 22.1 mi |
| Senator Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,562 m | 17.0 mi |
| Gold Butte | NE 42° | 1,529 m | 19.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | NE 52° | 1,473 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 89 | 96 | 94 | 85 | 71 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Temple BAR, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359285916
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